Foster care & Adoption Ministry

Join Mandy on Feb 28th from 6pm – 7:30pm at Hope (during Family Night) for dinner and great conversation! We will plan to explore the topic of becoming a Safe Families Host Home – these singles, roommates or families open their homes to host a child/children for short, predetermined lengths of time (on average 4-6 weeks). 

This short hosting allows caregivers time and space to secure resources for themselves to prevent their children entering fostercare. The goal of host homes is to strengthen vulnerable families in our community and offer the hope of Christ through hospitality and friendship. 

Come learn more and meet our guests the Oberski family, who have been a Safe Families host home since 2016! 

Dinner and childcare provided. Please RSVP to Mandy

aryniker@gmail.com by Feb 18th.

The annual foster care & adoption conference put on by Fostering Hope, this year themed “In This Together.”

This conference will be held at For the City Center on St John’s Ave* in Austin & includes lunch and childcare.

From Fostering Hope, “This transformative event is meant to encourage and inspire foster, adopt and kinship families, as well as help provide some clarity for those who are considering how they can involved in impacting the child welfare space. ”

The day includes keynote speakers and a variety of breakout sessions to choose from to both engage with and support caring for vulnerable families.

More information and registration at

Fostering Hope

*pls note the original venue was changed and this is the updated location for the conference!

On Jan 3rd Hope Chapel’s childcare and Sunday School workers are invited to learn tools from Sara Combs, MA, LPC and Cindy Martin, OT about ways to interact with all of our Hope kids in the spirit of TBRI  and relational connection.

Join us for dinner and great conversation.

Contact Mandy or Hala for more details

aryniker@gmail.com

halatompkins@hopemail.org

During Family Night in the Fall FAM is hosting a book study on Jason Johnson’s book, “ReFraming Foster Care.”

This book study is great for those who feel a pull towards engaging with vulnerable children and families, either through foster care/adoption, becoming a CASA, working in child welfare services or just by understanding more about the challenges vulnerable children in our community face.

More information about the book can be found here

Contact Mandy for details/questions: aryniker@gmail.com

This group meets recurring Wednesdays from 9/13 – 11/15.

Free Childcare is provided through reservation HERE